Polls and voting in Instagram Stories

18 October 2017

Instagram have unveiled the latest update to Stories. Users can now share polls to measure the opinions of their followers as they vote on questions.

What are Instagram Stories?

Stories are a feature on Instagram which enables users to add an image or video to their Story which their followers can then view. Stories are different from normal Instagram posts as they can only be viewed for 24 hours before they disappear.

Creating a poll

Polls can be added once you have taken a photo or video that you want to share on your Story. This is done by selecting the poll sticker from the stickers tab .

You can then position the poll and fill in the details of your questions, including the two answers for your followers to choose from.

Seeing the results

To see your own poll results, swipe up to open the viewers list for that part of your Story.

In this section of the Story you will be able to see how many votes each poll option has received, and you’ll also see who voted and what option they chose.

After you’ve posted your poll, your friends and followers can immediately start voting and see real time results.

Once someone has voted on your poll, they’ll see which choice is in the lead at any given moment. And if they watch your Story again later, they’ll see the latest results.